Street Light Installation
Luckakuck Way – Amber Drive to
McDonald’s Restaurant.
Traffic Signal Program
Improvements were completed at 9
locations including video detection,
pedestrian count down timers and
audible pedestrian signals. This minor
capital program brings much needed
upgrades to the 50 traffic signals
in Chilliwack.
Bridge Reconstruction
Repairs were done to several bridges
including Chilliwack Central Rd. over
Banford Ditch, Vedder Bridge, Eckert St.
over Stewart Creek, South Sumas Rd. over
McGillivray Creek, Young Rd. over Hope
Slough, Menzies St. over Hope Slough,
Banford Rd. over Semiault Creek and
Prest Rd. over Semiault Creek.
Roadway Markings
Centerlines, lane lines, stop bars and
crosswalks were installed along 450km of
road way within the City limits.
Annual Traffic Counts
Transtech Data Services completed the
2013 Annual Traffic Count Program. This
program involved counting 24hr two
way volume counts at 87 locations and 71
manual intersection counts. Information
is available in the Engineering
Department or the City’s website at
This data assists with signal timing,
infrastructure planning, and traffic
control device evaluation. It also assists
with business planning, advertising and
real estate evaluations.
Prest Road Engineering
Preliminary Design
A proposed upgrade to Prest Road
between Bailey Road and Chilliwack
Central Road will increase capacity and
safety for vehicles, pedestrians and
cyclists. A preliminary engineering
design has recently been completed
showing upgrades in a phased approach
up to the year 2051. This includes
intersection improvements and road
widening to provide wider travel lanes
and bicycle lanes in phase 1 and 2 with
ultimately a 4-lane road in Phase 3 and 4
(2030 and beyond).
Auto Crime Prevention and
Distracted Driving
Auto Crime Prevention awareness
had information on the top 10
stolen vehicles in BC along with
safety tips and reminders.
Distracted Driving and its effects
were showcased with driver tips
and descriptors of violations.
Commercial Vehicle Inspections
Safer City partnered with representatives
from the Ministry of Transportation
Commercial Vehicle Safety and
Enforcement Branch and Chilliwack
RCMP Traffic Services to check vehicles to
confirm their compliance with applicable
safety legislation at locations within
the City.
Eastern Hillsides Balancing
Reservoir
The reservoir will provide sufficient
volume and elevation to maintain
pressure throughout the peak water
demand periods and ensure
system reliability.
McGrath RoadWater Main
at CN Rail
A sink hole appeared in and around CN
Rail tracks on McGrath Road. After field
investigations, it was revealed that the
condition of existing 150mm diameter
steel water main underneath CN Rail had
deteriorated and was replaced to protect
the CN Rail line and to provide reliable
water supply.
Patten Avenue Sewer Main
Replacement
Installation of 45m of 200mm diameter
PVC sanitary sewer main along with
service connections to replace the
existing 150mm diameter vitrified clay
sewer pipes.
Wing Dyke Realignment
Realignment of a section of the Wing
Dyke on Island 22 to set it back from the
eroding bank line.
Fraser River Freshet
The Fraser River peaked much earlier
than normal in 2013 due to an extended
hot spell in early May. Water levels
reached a peak of 5.6 metres at the
Mission Gauge during the week of May
13 – 19, which is almost 3 metres higher
than the historical average water level for
that time of year.
Road Safety Day
Crowds enjoyed displays and
conversations with the Safer City team
who provided information on
safety programs.
Bailey Landfill Annual Report
The Bailey Landfill Annual Report
was submitted as a condition of our
Operational Certificate with the Ministry
of Environment . The report includes
review, analysis and comparison of the
water quality results from the monitoring
program with applicable water
quality standards.
Bailey Landfill Design-
Build Project
Construction has progressed at the Bailey
Landfill to construct a new landfill cell, a
landfill gas extraction system, and new
pump station. Works completed to date
include the placement of gravel, clay, and
geomembrane for the new Northwest
Expansion Cell. The drilling of gas
extraction wells is in progress.
Environmental Services
Annual Programs
Shred-a-Thon
Bike to Work Challenge
Community Clean-ups
Adopt-a-Road / Adopt-a-River
Pitch In
Scrap Metal Recycling
Semi-Annual City-Wide Garage
Sale
River and Vedder Mountain
Cleanups
NestleWaters Canada Street
Furniture Donation
Nestle Waters Canada donated over
$20,000 to place 12 new garbage/
recycling containers in the downtown
area, as well as two street-side benches.
Engineering Department
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